Learning Cooperatively under Challenging Circumstances

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Learning Cooperatively under Challenging Circumstances is written by Christine Schmalenbach and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3658213337 (ISBN 10) and 9783658213336 (ISBN 13).

Christine Schmalenbach examines the use and potential of cooperation among students at high-risk schools in El Salvador with the objective of facilitating a culture- and context-sensitive use of cooperative learning in this setting and in similar ones in other countries. At the core is an ethnography of a marginalized neighborhood in the metropolitan area of San Salvador. The author collected data throughout a school year, mostly through participant observation and interviews with teachers, students, parents, and co-workers of a local NGO. To provide context, she conducted a literature review on the history of cooperation among students in El Salvador and implemented an exploratory survey among teachers in the same municipality.